Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $18,230 per stay at 2,661 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $14,504 and $19,301.
Also known as: Sepsis
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $18,230
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $14,504–$19,301
- Medicare’s share
- $15,524
- Average billed charge
- $90,381
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,661
Compare hospitals
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2,661 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 401–450. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllianceHealth Durant | 130 | $13,746 | 25% below the national average | $12,520 | $193,869 |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | 272 | $13,747 | 25% below the national average | $12,484 | $50,817 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City | 37 | $13,748 | 25% below the national average | $9,256 | $61,848 |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital | 65 | $13,751 | 25% below the national average | $12,009 | $42,273 |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 113 | $13,753 | 25% below the national average | $12,139 | $83,842 |
| Northwest Health-La Porte | 172 | $13,756 | 25% below the national average | $12,799 | $80,073 |
| Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center | 133 | $13,758 | 25% below the national average | $11,664 | $44,458 |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 179 | $13,759 | 25% below the national average | $11,807 | $65,002 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 85 | $13,764 | 24% below the national average | $10,316 | $55,470 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 398 | $13,765 | 24% below the national average | $12,303 | $89,269 |
| Good Samaritan Regional Health Center | 218 | $13,768 | 24% below the national average | $12,518 | $51,965 |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 527 | $13,776 | 24% below the national average | $12,203 | $75,327 |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 189 | $13,777 | 24% below the national average | $12,395 | $39,854 |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center | 33 | $13,780 | 24% below the national average | $11,581 | $38,740 |
| Norton Clark Hospital | 141 | $13,783 | 24% below the national average | $12,109 | $64,650 |
| UNC Health Nash | 220 | $13,792 | 24% below the national average | $12,329 | $46,477 |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | 123 | $13,795 | 24% below the national average | $12,048 | $63,846 |
| Bellin Memorial Hospital | 72 | $13,795 | 24% below the national average | $12,135 | $29,987 |
| South Central Regional Medical Center | 136 | $13,802 | 24% below the national average | $12,544 | $33,189 |
| Tampa General Hospital Brooksville | 167 | $13,804 | 24% below the national average | $12,899 | $98,668 |
| Anderson Hospital | 145 | $13,806 | 24% below the national average | $12,559 | $56,317 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle | 536 | $13,806 | 24% below the national average | $11,837 | $42,669 |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center | 56 | $13,806 | 24% below the national average | $12,845 | $48,498 |
| Genesis Medical Center | 68 | $13,819 | 24% below the national average | $12,208 | $33,819 |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville | 123 | $13,820 | 24% below the national average | $12,358 | $35,076 |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield | 30 | $13,824 | 24% below the national average | $10,111 | $56,832 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | 274 | $13,824 | 24% below the national average | $11,466 | $129,521 |
| Kentucky River Medical Center | 85 | $13,825 | 24% below the national average | $12,725 | $79,144 |
| Round Rock Medical Center | 191 | $13,834 | 24% below the national average | $11,872 | $122,114 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 146 | $13,837 | 24% below the national average | $12,320 | $106,412 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 631 | $13,845 | 24% below the national average | $12,443 | $118,449 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 579 | $13,846 | 24% below the national average | $12,371 | $44,079 |
| Northern Regional Hospital | 92 | $13,847 | 24% below the national average | $12,188 | $21,593 |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital | 65 | $13,853 | 24% below the national average | $11,990 | $52,433 |
| Highlands Medical Center | 35 | $13,860 | 24% below the national average | $12,696 | $29,302 |
| Nkc Health | 320 | $13,860 | 24% below the national average | $12,519 | $77,985 |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center | 71 | $13,863 | 24% below the national average | $12,215 | $79,001 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 233 | $13,871 | 24% below the national average | $11,524 | $66,196 |
| Mercy Health - West Hospital | 259 | $13,874 | 24% below the national average | $11,589 | $65,327 |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | 176 | $13,877 | 24% below the national average | $11,629 | $39,936 |
| Union General Hospital | 17 | $13,877 | 24% below the national average | $12,821 | $39,099 |
| Pelham Medical Center | 40 | $13,878 | 24% below the national average | $9,352 | $59,715 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | 164 | $13,879 | 24% below the national average | $12,573 | $72,372 |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 80 | $13,888 | 24% below the national average | $11,185 | $33,104 |
| Santa Rosa Medical Center | 86 | $13,889 | 24% below the national average | $11,718 | $83,243 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Davis | 61 | $13,896 | 24% below the national average | $11,867 | $55,713 |
| St Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital | 137 | $13,906 | 24% below the national average | $11,911 | $45,770 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory | 37 | $13,907 | 24% below the national average | $12,762 | $33,288 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 126 | $13,921 | 24% below the national average | $11,399 | $84,860 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | 283 | $13,923 | 24% below the national average | $11,333 | $60,404 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16K | $72K |
| 2021 | $17K | $79K |
| 2022 | $17K | $82K |
| 2023 | $18K | $86K |
| 2024 | $18K | $90K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 1,006 | $12,534 | $10,837–$13,808 |
| Mississippi | 44 | 7,801 | $14,185 | $13,005–$15,431 |
| Arkansas | 37 | 6,804 | $14,251 | $13,038–$15,064 |
| Louisiana | 51 | 7,387 | $14,389 | $12,826–$15,923 |
| Alabama | 51 | 6,955 | $14,639 | $13,126–$14,904 |
| Iowa | 28 | 5,143 | $14,760 | $13,503–$15,813 |
| Kentucky | 55 | 8,861 | $14,769 | $13,502–$15,083 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 9,012 | $14,957 | $13,449–$15,840 |
| Tennessee | 70 | 13,989 | $15,050 | $13,473–$15,661 |
| Indiana | 69 | 11,894 | $15,369 | $14,335–$15,891 |
| Kansas | 35 | 6,218 | $15,539 | $13,009–$16,911 |
| Florida | 163 | 46,590 | $15,659 | $13,841–$16,401 |
| Ohio | 107 | 17,642 | $15,665 | $13,447–$16,983 |
| Missouri | 61 | 11,126 | $15,809 | $13,747–$18,235 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 3,628 | $15,825 | $14,183–$17,758 |
| Montana | 10 | 1,891 | $15,849 | $15,190–$15,962 |
| West Virginia | 21 | 3,893 | $15,922 | $13,188–$16,028 |
| South Carolina | 47 | 9,623 | $16,012 | $13,571–$17,701 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 1,608 | $16,037 | $15,482–$16,908 |
| Idaho | 12 | 2,208 | $16,189 | $15,262–$16,437 |
| Utah | 29 | 3,577 | $16,259 | $13,499–$16,406 |
| Virginia | 69 | 18,991 | $16,366 | $14,579–$16,797 |
| North Carolina | 76 | 14,182 | $16,443 | $14,262–$16,622 |
| Texas | 200 | 41,514 | $16,694 | $14,574–$17,326 |
| Wisconsin | 61 | 7,778 | $16,722 | $14,601–$16,855 |
| Colorado | 44 | 6,492 | $16,848 | $15,091–$18,150 |
| Pennsylvania | 117 | 23,264 | $16,882 | $13,742–$17,712 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 1,761 | $17,011 | $14,453–$16,961 |
| Michigan | 80 | 13,620 | $17,099 | $15,546–$18,044 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 2,559 | $17,104 | $14,906–$17,807 |
| Georgia | 76 | 16,014 | $17,149 | $14,810–$18,248 |
| New Mexico | 21 | 3,188 | $17,242 | $14,867–$21,113 |
| Arizona | 51 | 11,083 | $17,451 | $14,930–$19,252 |
| Illinois | 107 | 23,221 | $17,635 | $14,990–$19,078 |
| Minnesota | 45 | 7,342 | $17,951 | $15,543–$18,157 |
| Delaware | 6 | 2,564 | $17,988 | $16,441–$18,698 |
| Washington | 44 | 10,226 | $18,304 | $16,999–$18,793 |
| Nevada | 20 | 5,276 | $18,342 | $16,834–$19,272 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 1,237 | $18,456 | $15,029–$19,713 |
| Maine | 17 | 1,525 | $19,002 | $16,559–$21,117 |
| New Jersey | 61 | 18,670 | $19,296 | $17,165–$21,889 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 16,108 | $19,534 | $15,639–$21,484 |
| Oregon | 31 | 4,533 | $19,972 | $16,884–$21,509 |
| Connecticut | 25 | 7,081 | $20,799 | $17,887–$20,857 |
| Wyoming | 9 | 829 | $21,131 | $20,621–$24,715 |
| California | 261 | 71,060 | $23,020 | $19,880–$24,983 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 1,722 | $23,528 | $20,458–$25,288 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 1,461 | $23,955 | $22,133–$28,718 |
| New York | 122 | 40,824 | $24,427 | $18,094–$25,791 |
| Maryland | 42 | 14,696 | $24,452 | $19,678–$27,642 |
| Alaska | 8 | 1,442 | $24,932 | $24,806–$32,784 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.